U.S. patent application number 10/104041 was filed with the patent office on 2003-09-25 for repositionably adherent note sheets which permit the passage of light, and assemblies thereof.
Invention is credited to Ashcroft, Tavys Quinn, Ung, Lam.
Application Number | 20030178837 10/104041 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 28040493 |
Filed Date | 2003-09-25 |
United States Patent
Application |
20030178837 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Ung, Lam ; et al. |
September 25, 2003 |
Repositionably adherent note sheets which permit the passage of
light, and assemblies thereof
Abstract
A repositionably adherent note sheet is provided which improves
upon previous note sheets of similar design in that the note sheet
of the present invention permits the passage of light, allowing a
body behind it to be visible. The present invention adheres by
means of repositionable adhesive and is receptive to indicia made
by various writing implements. These note sheets may be sandwiched
together into stacks, forming a convenient note pad. Such note
sheets may also have tabs along one side, allowing easy referencing
when inside a book or other volume of documents.
Inventors: |
Ung, Lam; (Arroyo Grande,
CA) ; Ashcroft, Tavys Quinn; (Arroyo Grande,
CA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Lam Ung and Tavys Ashcroft
965 Branch Mill Road
Arroyo Grande
CA
93420
US
|
Family ID: |
28040493 |
Appl. No.: |
10/104041 |
Filed: |
March 22, 2002 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
281/9 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B42D 15/0093 20130101;
B42D 5/003 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
281/9 |
International
Class: |
B42D 019/00 |
Claims
We claim the following:
1. A sheet which: a) permits the passage of light whereby said
sheet allows a body behind it to be visible, b) is adherent by
means of a repositionable adhesive whereby said sheet can be
affixed to and removed from said body, and c) is receptive to
indicia whereby said sheet can receive marks from various writing
implements.
2. The sheet of claim 1, whereby said sheet is receptive to the
removal of non-permanent indicia from various erasable writing
implements.
3. The sheet of claim 1, wherein: a) the top side of said sheet is
receptive to indicia and the removal of non-permanent indicia, and
b) the bottom side of said sheet is repositionably adherent by
means of repositionable adhesive.
4. The sheet of claim 1, further including pigmentation which
permits the passage of light.
5. The sheet of claim 1, further including one or a multitude of
shapes, letters, numbers, or other designs punched out of said
sheet's material.
6. The sheet of claim 1, further including one or multitude of
shapes, letters, numbers, or other designs printed upon said
sheet.
7. The sheet of claim 1, further including a tab or tabs.
8. The sheet of claim 1, further including perforations, allowing
division of said sheet into separate sheets of predetermined or
varying sizes.
9. The sheet of claim 8, further including one or a multitude of
perforated tabs which may be individually removed.
10. The sheet of claim 1, wherein said sheet is of a predetermined
length suitable for the formation of a roll.
11. The sheet of claim 10, wherein said sheet is in the form of a
roll.
12. A multitude of the sheet of claim 3, forming a stack.
13. The stack of claim 12, wherein the bottom side of a sheet is
adhered, by means of its repositionable adhesive, to the top side
of the adjacent sheet in the stack.
14. The stack of claim 12, further including a bottom-most sheet or
film, adhered to the bottom of the stack by means of the adhesive
of the adjacent sheet, said bottom-most sheet or film protecting
the adhesive of said adjacent sheet.
15. The stack of claim 12, further including a tab or tabs on each
sheet, said tabs being individually positioned on each sheet
throughout the stack with an offset spacing suitable for
differentiation.
16. The stack of claim 12, wherein each sheet is placed in an
imbricate manner to its adjacent sheet.
17. The stack of claim 12, wherein said stack is of a
non-rectangular shape, allowing for easy removal of individual
sheets from said stack.
18. A method for emulating the functionality of marking directly
upon a body with a writing implement, comprising the steps of: a)
adhering a sheet of claim 1 to said body by means of said sheet's
repositionable adhesive, b) inscribing marks upon said sheet, c)
viewing said body and said marks simultaneously by means of said
sheet permitting the passage of light.
19. A method for protecting a body from marks comprising the steps
of: a) adhering a sheet of claim 1 to said body by means of said
sheet's repositionable adhesive, b) inscribing marks upon said
sheet, c) removing said sheet, thereby removing said marks.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] Not applicable
BACKGROUND
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] This invention relates in general to note sheets, or pads
and other assemblies thereof, which are adherent by means of
repositionable adhesive and made of sheet material which permits
the passage of light thus allowing a body behind it to be
visible.
BACKGROUND
[0004] 2. Description of Prior Art
[0005] A common item of the modern office is the pad of "sticky
notes." Such a pad has sheets of notepaper with repositionable
adhesive on a portion of the bottom side of each sheet. One or more
sheets can be easily removed from the pad and secured to another
surface. Such pads are manufactured, for example, by Minnesota
Mining and Manufacturing Company under the "Post-It" trademark.
[0006] A disadvantage of such note sheets, like "Post-It" notes, is
that they are opaque. For instance, in the case of library books,
taking notes on an opaque note sheet, placed directly over text,
prevents the original text from being read. These opaque note
sheets must be placed in margins or must be lifted to reveal any
obscured text. Either way, the note sheets will not reference
directly to the text being annotated. Short of writing directly
upon the surface of the book, the only option is to photocopy the
book and annotate the copies. Photocopying books is wasteful of
paper, time, and money as well as unnecessarily creating multiple
copies of the same text. Writing directly in a library book is
discourteous to future users of the book and results in defacement
of public property.
[0007] The present invention would solve this problem by allowing
valuable books and documents, such as library materials and school
textbooks, to be written on, annotated, or highlighted, without
defacing them or lowering their value. The note sheet of the
present invention, being made of material which permits the passage
of light, allows the existing text of the book, document, or other
surface, as well as the written notes, annotations, and highlights
to be viewed at the same time. The note sheet can also be easily
removed at any time by means of its repositionable adhesive,
restoring the book, document, or other surface to its former state.
After removal, the note sheet of the present invention could be
re-adhered to the same page. All notes, annotations, or highlights
would be in the same place again. Such note sheets could also be
made with index tabs, allowing annotated pages in a book to be
easily found.
SUMMARY
[0008] This invention comprises a note sheet which permits the
visibility of a body behind it, is receptive to indicia from
writing implements, and adheres by means of repositionable
adhesive.
OBJECTIVES
[0009] Accordingly, several objectives of the present invention
are:
[0010] (a) To provide a note sheet which permits the passage of
light, thus allowing any written marks made upon the surface of the
note sheet to be visible simultaneously with the body behind the
note;
[0011] (b) To provide a note sheet with a surface which is
receptive to marks made by various writing implements as well as
allowing erasure of non-permanent marks;
[0012] (c) To emulate the act of writing directly upon a body, by
means of a note sheet which permits the passage of light and is
receptive to written marks;
[0013] (c) To provide an adherent note sheet which can be easily
removed and reaffixed at any time by means of its repositionable
adhesive;
[0014] (d) To provide a note sheet which protects from defacement
when writing directly upon a body;
[0015] (e) To provide a note sheet which, after removal from a
body, allows any markings to remain upon said note for later
referencing when reaffixed to said body;
[0016] (f) To provide a note sheet which eliminates the need to
photocopy as a means to safely make marks upon the contents of a
book, document, or other surface;
[0017] Further applications of the present invention will become
apparent from a consideration of the ensuing description and
drawings.
DRAWING FIGURES
[0018] FIG. 1A is a top view of a sheet which permits the passage
of light and has a writing surface on its top side.
[0019] FIG. 1B is a bottom view of a sheet which permits the
passage of light and has repositionable adhesive on a portion of
its bottom side.
[0020] FIG. 2 is an isometric view of a stack, comprised of a
multitude of the sheets represented in FIGS. 1A and 1B, which has a
writing surface on the top side of each sheet and repositionable
adhesive on a portion of the bottom side of each sheet.
[0021] FIG. 3A is an exploded view of a stack, comprised of a
multitude of the sheets represented in FIGS. 1A and 1B, said stack
having an index tab along one edge of each sheet.
[0022] FIG. 3B is an isometric view of the note sheets from FIG. 3A
being used in a book.
[0023] FIG. 4 is a top view of the note sheet represented in FIGS.
1A and 1B with the addition of perforations, allowing division into
separate note sheets of predetermined or varying sizes, and
perforated index tabs which can be removed if desired.
[0024] FIG. 5 is an isometric view of a roll of the note sheet
presented in FIG. 4.
REFERENCE NUMERALS IN DRAWINGS
[0025] 1 note sheet which permits the passage of light
[0026] 2 writing surface
[0027] 3 repositionable adhesive
[0028] 4 index tab
[0029] 5 perforation
[0030] 6 perforated index tab
[0031] Description--FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 2--Preferred Embodiments
[0032] The note sheet of the present invention is illustrated in
FIGS. 1A and 1B.
[0033] The note sheet as shown in FIG. 1A (top view) is a sheet
which permits the passage of light 1 with a writing surface 2 on
its top side.
[0034] The note sheet as shown in FIG. 1B (bottom view) is a sheet
which permits the passage of light 1 with a repositionable adhesive
3 upon a portion of its bottom side.
[0035] A preferred embodiment of the present invention is the note
pad assembly, which is illustrated in FIG. 2. The note pad assembly
is comprised of a stack of sheets which permit the passage of
light. The top of each sheet has a surface which is receptive to
writing, erasing, highlighting and other such uses, with
repositionable adhesive on a portion of the bottom side of each
sheet.
FIGS. 3-5--ADDITIONAL EMBODIMENTS
[0036] Additional embodiments are shown in FIGS. 3A, 3B, 4, and
5.
[0037] FIG. 3A (exploded view) shows a stack of sheets which permit
the passage of light 1, have a writing surface 2, and have an index
tab 4 along one edge of each sheet. These tabs are placed on each
sheet with an offset spacing suitable for differentiation.
[0038] FIG. 3B (isometric view) shows the note sheets as they might
be used in a book. The index tabs of the note sheets throughout the
book can be seen protruding from the book's edge. A page is shown
lifted from the book, displaying that the page is left in its
original condition when the note sheet is removed.
[0039] FIG. 4 (top view) shows a sheet which permits the passage of
light 1, has a writing surface 2, and further includes perforations
5. These perforations allow separation into smaller note sheets,
each note sheet having repositionable adhesive 3 on a portion of
its bottom side, as well as perforated index tabs 6 along said
sheet's edge.
[0040] FIG. 5 (isometric view) shows a continuous roll of the sheet
represented in FIG. 4. As in FIG. 4, this note sheet includes
perforations 5, allowing division into smaller note sheets of
predetermined or varying sizes. A portion of this roll is shown
being removed, displaying how individual sheets of many sizes can
be made from this one roll. Each sheet will have a perforated index
tab 6, a writing surface 2, and repositionable adhesive 3 on a
portion of its bottom side.
ADVANTAGES
[0041] From the description above, a number of advantages of the
repositionably adherent note sheet which permits the passage of
light become evident:
[0042] (a) The present invention removes the functional
restrictions inherent to opacity by permitting visibility through
the writing surface of the note sheet.
[0043] (b) Bodies can safely be annotated without leaving defacing
marks.
[0044] (c) The note sheet of the present invention removes the need
to photocopy a book or document in order to safely make written
marks upon it.
[0045] (d) The invention maximizes time efficiency by eliminating
the need for photocopying or using opaque notes such as index cards
and "Post-It" notes.
OPERATION--FIG. 3B
[0046] FIG. 3B shows a note sheet of the present invention over a
page in a book. This use is similar to that of opaque note sheets
in current use. The present invention, being made of a material
which permits the passage of light, allows visibility of both the
writing upon the surface of the note sheet and the text behind the
note sheet. This visibility permits the note sheet to be placed
directly over text, emulating the functionality of writing directly
upon the surface of the page. Once the note sheet is removed, the
page beneath will be left in its former condition. The tabs along
one edge of the note sheet act as a bookmark allowing the written
annotations to be quickly found in a book.
CONCLUSION, RAMIFICATIONS, AND SCOPE
[0047] Thus the reader will see that the note sheet of the present
invention can be used by anyone such as students, researchers, and
office assistants. The invention provides an economical alternative
to photocopying and is more time efficient than using index cards
and "Post-It" notes to take notes and/or make references.
[0048] While the above description contains many specificities,
these should not be construed as limitations on the scope of the
invention but rather as an exemplification of one preferred
embodiment thereof. Many other variations are possible. For
example, the note sheets may:
[0049] (a) be stacked in an imbricate manner which allows easy
removal of one sheet from the stack;
[0050] (b) be of a non-rectangular shape which also allows easy
removal of one sheet from the stack;
[0051] (c) have shapes, text, letters, logos, or other designs
printed upon them;
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